The Kuiper Airborne Observatory gazed out at Halley's Comet during its last visit to the inner Solar System in 1986.
The Kuiper Airborne Observatory gazed out at Halley's Comet during its last visit to the inner Solar System in 1986.
Several spacecraft were dispatched to take a good look at the visitor. The Kuiper Airborne Observatory gazed out at Halley's Comet from the stratosphere, set against the Milky Way.
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Kuiper Airborne Observatory